Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 24, 2012
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26924
Aircraft time
66,397 hours, 9,274 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Apu
Part number
38005501
Part serial
P1365331
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU MAKES BEARING WHINE NOISE. OIL SMELL IN CABIN. SHUT IT DOWN AT GATE. TOMC CONTACTED, APU CONSIDERED INOPERATIVE FOR FURTHER T-S. INF- :WORK WITH LM5169. INF- :REMOVED APU PER MM. APU HRS READS=18743 AND CYCLE COUNTER READS=15277. RPLC'D APU.